EnglishWomen and rural employment: Fighting poverty by redefining gender roleshttp://lib.icimod.org/record/14507/files/4838.pdfAbout three quarters of the world&rsquo;s poor live in rural areas. Among those, women constitute a particularly vulnerable, yet crucially important group for social and economic development. Investing in rural women is thus not only a moral imperative; it can also be a promising strategy to effectively fight poverty and hunger.2011-12-21T11:46:05Z